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47RE Valve Body 2000-2001

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47RE Valve Body 2000-2001, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 47RE. Ships fast from the USA.

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About this product

If your 2000 or 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 or 3500 with the 5.9L Cummins is slow to engage after you shift into drive, bangs between gears instead of shifting smoothly, or has set a pressure or solenoid code, the part that is almost always at fault is the valve body. This is a remanufactured, bench-ready unit built specifically for the 2000-2001 47RE and backed by a 1-year warranty, so you are installing a known-good part instead of spending a weekend chasing the failure piece by piece.

What this part does in the 47RE

Inside the 47RE, the valve body is the hydraulic control center that directs line pressure to each clutch pack and band, and on 2000-2001 trucks it works together with the electronic governor pressure solenoid and sensor to time every upshift and downshift. When the aluminum bores inside it wear from years of pressure cycling, the computer can no longer apply the clutches at the right pressure and the shift quality degrades.

Symptoms that point to the valve body

Confirm it before you order

A tired valve body and a failing governor pressure sensor can look almost identical from the driver's seat, so check governor pressure and scan for codes before replacing the whole unit. Our 47RE common problems and fixes guide covers the cooler-flow and switch-valve checks that separate a true valve body failure from a sensor, wiring, or cooler restriction issue on this transmission.

Fitment

This unit is built specifically for the 2000-2001 model years of the 47RE. The 47RE changed its governor pressure sensor type and valve body casting more than once during its production run, so a unit built for 1996-1999 or for 2002-up will not drop straight in - confirm your build year against your old part, or reach out with your VIN, before you order. The full 47RE collection has the rest of the parts for this transmission if you are sourcing more than one piece.

Install notes

Drop the pan, drain the old ATF+4, and change the filter at the same time as the valve body so contamination from the failed unit does not carry over. Torque the valve body and pan bolts to spec in the correct sequence, then run the adaptive relearn so the TCM relearns clutch apply pressures against the new unit. If the internal wiring harness or governor pressure solenoid on your old valve body was also damaged, replace it now - see our 47RE internal wiring harness and 47RE governor pressure solenoid. Keep the old valve body and solenoid until you have driven the truck through a full heat cycle - if a symptom returns, having the original part on hand makes it much easier to tell whether it was a valve body issue or something else in the circuit that needs a second look.


Specifications

Fits47RE 2000-2001
Part typeValve Body
ConditionRemanufactured
BrandSonnax
ShipsFrom the USA
Warranty1-year

Complete the job: parts that go with this

Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.

47RE Solenoid Kit 1996-1997
47RE Solenoid Kit 1996-1997
$118.99
47RE Shift Kit 1999
47RE Shift Kit 1999
$99.81

47RE Valve Body 2000-2001: common questions

Is this warrantied?

Yes - this remanufactured 47RE valve body carries a 1-year warranty.

Will a 1996-1999 or 2002-up 47RE valve body fit my 2000 or 2001 truck?

No. The 47RE changed its governor pressure sensor type and casting more than once, so this unit is built specifically for 2000-2001 trucks. Confirm your build year before ordering.

What symptoms does a worn valve body cause on a 2000-2001 47RE?

Delayed engagement into drive or reverse, banging or flared shifts, torque converter shudder at cruise, and stored pressure or shift-solenoid codes.

What fluid does this transmission take?

ATF+4. Change the fluid and filter when you install the new valve body.

Do I need a relearn after installing this?

Yes - run the transmission's adaptive relearn after the swap so clutch apply pressures are relearned against the new valve body.

Is this new or remanufactured?

Remanufactured and bench-ready, not a new-production unit, built specifically for the 2000-2001 47RE.


Repair guides for this job

Sources
  1. Sonnax — 46/47 RH-RE Cooler and Converter Flow. Backs cooler restriction and switch-valve staging as common causes of torque converter shudder on this transmission family, used in the diagnosis section. www.sonnax.com/tech_resources/199-46-47rh-re-cooler-and-converter-flow
  2. Sonnax — Chrysler 42RE, 46RE, 47RE Valve Body Identification. Backs the statement that the 47RE's governor pressure sensor type and casting changed across its production run, used in the fitment section. www.sonnax.com/tech_resources/253-chrysler-42re-46re-47re-valve-body-identification
  3. Transmission Digest — 740/1740 Codes and Chrysler Converter Flow. Backs the torque converter clutch slip code and non-converter cause discussion referenced in the symptoms section. www.transmissiondigest.com/740-1740-codes-and-chrysler-converter-flow/

47RE Valve Body 2000-2001

$558.59
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